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Ten Questions on Tariffs, the Economy, Markets, and Our Outlook

Carson Wealth

Note that this is one way a lot of Chinese goods making their way into the US have avoided tariffs (since 2018). The US is once again putting a self-imposed economic blockade around itself. At the same time, the Fed did cut rates back in 2019 when they thought elevated rates were hurting economic growth.

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Changing world order and what you should do?

Truemind Capital

Any attempts to reduce quantitative easing lead to stock market tantrums and economic slowdown. Have exposure to Gold: We have been investing 15-20% of all our client’s portfolios in Gold since 2018 (when quantitative tightening was reversed to easing) 2. Stick to your suitable asset allocation.

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Outlook for 2018 | Confronting the Unknown

Brown Advisory

Outlook for 2018 | Confronting the Unknown. Fri, 03/30/2018 - 11:57. While February’s volatility did not materially change our asset allocation views, it reinforced to us the importance of a comprehensive discussion about how we think about risk and how we manage it. sectors due to the recent tax law overhaul.

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Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds

Brown Advisory

Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds ajackson Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:25 For years, “defense” in portfolios—i.e., allocations to cash and core fixed income holdings—has meant a willingness to accept extremely low returns. Robust Q1 2018 earnings growth improved the valuation picture for U.S.

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Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds

Brown Advisory

Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds. Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:25. allocations to cash and core fixed income holdings—has meant a willingness to accept extremely low returns. Louis Fed) rose above 50 bps at the end of 2016, and since then has ticked up to 180 bps as of June 30, 2018.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

As we stated in “Confronting the Unknown,” our 2018 asset allocation publication, standard deviation is “a helpful shortcut for thinking about risk, but it is not a fully effective proxy.” The “shoestring curve” below depicts these risks for a hypothetical portfolio, assuming various asset allocation targets.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

As we stated in “Confronting the Unknown,” our 2018 asset allocation publication, standard deviation is “a helpful shortcut for thinking about risk, but it is not a fully effective proxy.” The “shoestring curve” below depicts these risks for a hypothetical portfolio, assuming various asset allocation targets.